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''Orthosia'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
erected by
Ferdinand Ochsenheimer Ferdinand Ochsenheimer (17 March 1767 – 2 November 1822) was a German actor and entomologist (lepidopterist). Life Ochsenheimer was born and brought up in Mainz (then in the Electorate of Mainz) and began to show an interest in butterflies ...
in 1816. As with the genus '' Egira'', moths in this genus are sometimes called early spring millers, as adults are on wing in winter and early spring. Species of note are the
Hebrew character The Hebrew character (''Orthosia gothica'') is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found th ...
, the common Quaker, and the speckled green fruitworm moth.


Species

Species in ''Orthosia'' include:


Former species

* ''Orthosia johnstoni'' McDunnough, 1943 is now a synonym of ''
Perigonica pectinata ''Perigonica pectinata'' is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most cont ...
'' (Smith,
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References


Further reading

* Apoznański, G., Carr, A., Gelang, M., Kokurewicz, T., & Rachwald, A. (2023)
Trophic relationship between ''Salix'' flowers, ''Orthosia'' moths and the western barbastelle
''Scientific Reports'', ''13'', 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34561-6 *Hreblay, M. & Plante, J. (1994). ''Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarim Hungaricae'' 40(1): 21–27. * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2286111 Orthosiini Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer